New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
HARMONY IN THE XIXTH CENTURY CLUB.
MR. CARNEGIE RETURNS 70 THE FoLD-LIrERARY
.nPERrY AND ClPYEIGur nIscuis

NH CARNEGIE Returns 70 THE FoLD-LIrERARY
p .oPERrY AND COPYRIGHT DISCUSS ~
Inc meeting OF the Nneesnth Century Club last ght
whe'aer ou ACCOUNT OF the stormy woither because
intellect must now ani hen pay tribute to as lion aud
some had to tho Patrarchs ball. or beo ,use IL .
recent popping s1uIbs Of disagree nsnt others o Tea
the explosion Of wnrle pack OF Anarchical recrac
was not fully ATTENDED the last, when Andrew
Carnegie drew sword unarpei president OF the
club. Mr.. Palmer
However. the ballroom OF tho Metropolitan Opera
House was comfortably hcl AMI harmony watch
VOL more than once repeated ~ the meeting
Mr. Palmer In mis- opening al Tres. espresso the hope
that In the quarters the club would as hlrmoui-
o' a' 1t nal been among the pictures OF the American
All Gaerlc' where IL had before Hs most signlf-
cant announcements no Seyer-ani these received
with aPplausc-wcre that tho Rev. Dr. Rainsford had
consented To accept TIE vice resdency vacated by the
resignation OF Judge Barrett that Mr. Carnegie had
CONSERVED 10 remain member o: the club " was at
hrst dispose TO accept Mr. Carnegies resignation. said
MT Palmer. but he OF osethcr good stun AMI
too valuable Der Of the clLh for within yly
MN CO. His only reason for rest gnlng was that he
fe'rad his presence hero might divisions In
cub; aud ~ there divisions between him AMI me
Se" n reason why he should be the of any
DIVISIONS so. with your per mission, I shall take no
action On ais rc,ignato This buryng OF tho hatcnet
by anti rent AMI triumphant democracy maniicstly
the ap roval OF tho club.
The paper for the evening Property in Ilera-
turc. an exhaustive discussion ot the subject leading
up 10 an argument tor international copy rlght by
George Haven Putnam. Mr.. Putnam spoke OF tho
spec shown literary an the reward given for their
Labor Ivy the Ronan+ tho authorities Of tho Middle Ages
AMI the common Inv. He why head
labor shonld be hill lower In tho scale OF human
dravor thai manu'l Labor. All over the world there
was tendency lengtnsn the LIE OF Il copyright and
he thought It strarge that the only exception among
nations IN the exercise of comfy toward authors
was tho most Intelligent an oral Of them ALL with
literature Il is own which apglshed under the pres
eht system. The ms maj comp 'utirn with stolen
Drrig IpIks dana tho fortunes OF tho
American writer. who fair terms could make
III rsei. but han capped by the robbery OF his
foreign competitor.
Tie book buyers suffered too Already American pub
l-hers furnis ing cheap editions OF American
standard for buyers Who could not afford ho
library editions. but these buyers forced
Ia huy expensive foreign e'ons Of the higher eiuca
ton al WORKS. simply brcnIsc publishers dill not taro
lhrur the great cost a. issuing these elaborate works
only 10 have unauthorized publishers ere reissue tho
scramble I" get American reprints on the market re-
suited IN work OF which the publishers were ash med.
with which he buyers dissasu-d AMI tr critics
ui~tu'r la closing MI Fufltnl drew plrttr" or Inc
hflcton days canning when ant "ts enriched toy crate
ful AMI wiilin; word. shout constitute arlst0o-
ra'n 'ISel on or ,ins aud money bags.
Mouc1rc y Conway anl "a ritrn T. LOWS discussed
TIE subject iirthcr. Mr Conway vocatng the royalty
stamp -, siru proposed ~ Prarslll smith. At
meeting 81 the club Ip-r fu American ~clpp 81
Actiut VIII Dr real ~ Bran Ter VI iilrws VIII discus
sion by \. " Palmer Harry Ldw ,ri- AMI oth.r.
ans Ms !. Dglrn DoirmIs. Nj. AMI Mr. II. A.
o,kic,. Nr Aai Mrs Nn+ou Phelps stokes. rrotes,or
Mrs nfcs H. ~ich'u,. Rabbi '''i hell. AlirrHhn A.
j.. f"u,liI.. Nh au Mr.. walter Howe. Col0ur Rush
&. UtAsms MIR AMI sis Aim'n ''p"lwin Colonel
thai.r, Irittrl Norton. 'eu,ru Hrortr " Cuiiln,
Ep--.cr j'Iu-on. 81 Zoe Horace En->-l. Daniel q
lt'ul-"n. '' r. ir -'ia Men go. j. Farley Wiiirr
Mr. .t'"t i!.~Ari Loss"ooA AMI the Rev DR. New